| Show NAZI FOOD RATIONS to be Sni smaller aller R r i I 1 I 1 I 1 na 1 0 al j 4 MARSHAL GOERING its a hard war following stories of conditions in axis countries by diplomats end and newspaper per men released franj in in germany and italy came an announcement by reich marshal herman goering Goerl ng war time nazi economic commissioner that a temporary reduction in the food rations of germany would be necessary because of an unfavorable crop outlook addressing war workers as at the chancellery in berlin to bo be awarded service crosses for the first time in history goering said 11 three extremely lard hard winters are behind us the elements have not been kind to us last years harvest was bad now however much wo we enjoy the warm sun we are longing for rain to bring what the farmer needs goering goerling termed the present war the hardest germany has had to fight 11 the winter campaign has been terrible the fuehrer suffered deeply tor for his troops but he be knew he must not yield there was no question of giving up our front positions because behind us there was only a heap of ruins EARLIER VICTORY maybe says hull secretary of state cordell hulls cautious lous indication that increase of united nations striking power might bring victory sooner than was formerly expected brought comfort to many an american family and generated new optimism over the war effort in official washington mr hull had ad been asked at a press conference whether developments in recent weeks on the home and foreign fronts encouraged him to believe in an early victory in reply he pointed out that the powers and facilities of the united states have been developing on a more and more massive scale not only tor for offensive defensive operations but tor for outright offensive war making no effort to disguise the fact that he ae was increasingly impressed by americas growing power the white haired secretary suggested it was only natural that calculations as to the duration of the war should be made in the light of tills this fact observers pointed out that a number of factors re enforced secretary hulls views among these were the steady rise in armed personnel unprecedented increases in production from factory production lines growing air and naval strength and the uninterrupted flow of men and materials abroad GAS RATIONING looms for all U so S restriction of gasoline consumption by the car owners outside the east and the pacific northwest to a point whore where ale pleasure asure driving would be almost completely banned before the end of the summet summer was predicted as a result of conferences between defense transportation por tation director joseph B eastman and price administrator leon henderson new emphasis to the seriousness of the nations rubber ihor shortage tuge was lent by mr eastmann East mans disclosure that the united states may not have a sufficient supply of synthetic rubber in short of three years and perhaps not then disclosure of impending steps toward universal gas limitation followed an indication by president roosevelt that rationing might b bo c extended to other parts of the country outside the east and the pacific northwest where it Is already operative era cra tive |
